Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2008-0242 is an old Solaris 10 local privilege escalation issue in libdevinfo. A user who already has local access could access files and gain higher privileges through unspecified vectors related to login device permissions. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Sun Solaris 10 systems where untrusted or broad local user access exists. The bundle does not identify other affected products or versions. Treat this as high priority only if Solaris 10 remains in use. The issue is old and local, but privilege escalation on legacy systems can undermine administrative controls and compliance assumptions. Mitigation focus: Inventory remaining Solaris 10 systems and prioritize those with interactive local users.; Review Sun/Oracle advisory references for applicable patches or vendor remediation.; Use the OVAL definition to guide compliant vulnerability checks where supported..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5211CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- solaris-libdevinfo-privilege-escalation(39629)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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